[reformedliberal]

There is the term "conflation", which I think applies to Brinkley's term: "mongrel phrase".

Conflation: to combine 2 or more separate things to form a whole.

I think Kerry has some serious psychological problems. I agree w/those who think he smoked some strong pot while in Vietnam and afterward, but I think he has obsessed over his personal history for 30 years, maybe longer, and simply can no longer separate truth from fiction. I think the entire Christmas in Cambodia incident came from watching and internalizing "Apocalypse Now".

No one ever publicly called Kerry on any statement before. He will implode because he suddenly is under scrutiny and his entire constructed history is being questioned and proved bogus. His sense of entitlement will not allow him to even consider reality, let alone his own truthfulness. In the past, he has successfully used his Vietnam history and his Band of Brothers (tm) to silence anyone who questioned him. This time, his tactic itself is being blown wide open by the SBVT.

[Cboldt]

I think Kerry has some serious psychological problems.

I agree. He at least is comfortable with lying about important matters.

In the past, he has successfully used his Vietnam history and his Band of Brothers (tm) to silence anyone who questioned him.

The media is wholly to blame for permitting this fraud to continue. Not partly, WHOLLY. Some people have known, and could prove that Kerry was a fraud. The public was not given objective facts with which to draw its own conclusions.

The media is also wholly to blame for letting McGreevy slide for two years.

Slowly, bit by bit, the public is realizing how bad they have been had by this series of cons and manipulation. Once disenchanted, a person will NEVER believe the media again. Lost customer, forever.